Rio Olympic Velodrome, Rio de Janeiro

Name: Rio Olympic Velodrome
Address: Pq. Olímpico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 22775-039, Brazil

#239 among attractions in Rio de Janeiro

Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport

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The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio, is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built as a replacement for the former Barra Velodrome, the venue hosted track cycling events during the 2016 Summer Olympics, and is scheduled to host track cycling events during the 2016 Summer Paralympics. After the conclusion of the games, the velodrome will form part of the Olympic Training Center. ()

Local name: Velódromo Municipal do Rio Opened: 25 July 2016Capacity: 5000Coordinates: 22°58'31"S, 43°23'32"W

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Pq. Olímpico do Rio de JaneiroBarra da TijucaRio de Janeiro 22775-039 Brazil

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Rio Olympic Velodrome – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Barra Olympic Park, Jeunesse Arena, Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

~1040 ftSW
Square
Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro
6 min walk • The Barra Olympic Park, originally the City of Sports Complex, is a cluster of nine sporting venues in Barra da Tijuca, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
~580 ftE
Event space, Sport venue, Music venue
Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro
3 min walk • Jeunesse Arena is an indoor multi-purpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named for the American cosmetics company Jeunesse Global through a naming rights deal closed in 2017.
~1480 ftE
Water park, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, Rio de Janeiro
8 min walk • The Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre is an aquatics centre that is part of the City of Sports Complex in the Barra da Tijuca district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
0.4 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
11 min walk • The Olympic Aquatics Stadium was a temporary aquatics center in the Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The venue hosted the swimming events and water polo finals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the para-swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
~1280 ftS
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
7 min walk • Carioca Arena 1 is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
~880 ftS
Sport venue, Sport
Carioca Arena 2, Rio de Janeiro
5 min walk • Carioca Arena 2 is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted judo and wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
~510 ftS
Sport venue, Sport
Carioca Arena 3, Rio de Janeiro
3 min walk • Carioca Arena 3 is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted taekwondo and fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the judo and wheelchair fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
~1900 ftSW
Sport venue, Sport
Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio de Janeiro
10 min walk • The Olympic Tennis Centre is a tennis venue located in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
~670 ftE
Sport venue, Sport
Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex, Rio de Janeiro
4 min walk • Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex is an indoor sporting arena located in Campo Grande neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. It opened in 1997. For the 2007 Pan American Games, it hosted the karate, skating, and squash events. Capacity of the arena is 4,000 people.
~1330 ftW
Sport venue, Sport
Olympic Training Center, Rio de Janeiro
7 min walk • The Olympic Training Center is a sports training facility in Barra da Tijuca, Brazil that opened after the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics.